"At first you hear it, it's shocking. It's a tragedy. A lot of us have rode many, many nights and spent many, many days on the road, just a tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers go out with the families and friends of the players, and it's just shocking," said Penguins head coach Clark Donatelli.

On the way to a playoff game, the Broncos team bus collided with a truck in Saskatchewan. In addition to those who passed away in the wreck, 14 more members of the team were injured. The catastrophe has shaken the entire hockey community to its core.

"It's just tragic," said Penguins player Sam Lafferty. "The hockey community is so tight-knit. I think everybody feels a sense of loss. Just thoughts and prayers with all the people affected and all the people in Humboldt. It's a serious loss to the hockey community."

"We've all been on buses growing up in junior and minor league hockey. Just that anything like that can happen at any time, it's just scary," said Penguins player Jeff Taylor.

Following Friday's crash, a resident of Humboldt started a GoFundMe page. That page has already raised more than $7 million. All of that money will go to the families of the victims.

"Anything that all of us can do to help all the people affected, it's good to see there's been that outpouring of support, and I'm sure it will continue," Lafferty said.

The Pittsburgh Penguins organization donated $20,000 to that GoFundMe page.